Service difficulty report · Pitot Line · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 4, 2015
Submitted
May 6, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N656AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145740
Aircraft time
29,436 hours, 25,552 cycles
Part
Pitot Line
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING FLIGHT AT FL 370 ALL COCKPIT WINDSHIELDS FROSTED OVER, STARTED DESCENT. BOTH PRIMARY AIRSPEEDS SLOWED TO UNDER 200 KTS, STDBY READ NEAR RED LINE. FOUND WATER IN NR 2 PITOT LINE, CLEANED LINES IAW AMM 34-13-00, ADC 1 & 2 OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 34-15-00 ADC 1 & 2 LEAK CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 34-13-00, NO LEAKS NOTED. ACFT WAS STILL PRESSURIZED UPON LANDING. DELTA P WAS ABOVE 1.2. PRESSURIZATION OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM CH 21-31-00, NO DEFECTS NOTED. IAW ITEM NR 1 THIS AML PAGE. PITOT STATIC LINES NEED TO BE CHECKED FOR WATER. PERFORMED PITOT STATIC SYS SERVICING IAW AMM 31-13-00. NO WATER FOUND. REQUIRES FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING.

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